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Breaking the Chains of Project Management Dysfunction
Right now, you are sitting in front of your computer and wondering how, based on current project status, you will achieve your remaining project goals for the year or achieve those planned for the new year.
Products Management Services - Implementation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for the identification of medicinal products (IDMP) in Europe Introduction - EU Implemen
The Europe Introduction - EU Implementation Guide has been prepared by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) upon consultation with different stakeholders (representatives of marketing authorisation...
FDA announces the availability of a proposed rule: Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements
On July 22, 2022, FDA announced the availability of a proposed rule, Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements (Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1351), that is intended to...
General Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Neonatal Studies for Drugs and Biological Products Guidance for Industry
Final Guidance July 2022 This guidance is intended to assist sponsors of investigational new drug applications (INDs) and applicants of new drug applications (NDAs), biologics license applications...
Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Available Therapy in Non-Curative Settings
Final Guidance July 2022 This guidance provides recommendations to clinical investigators and sponsors regarding the inclusion of patients who have not received available therapy (commonly referred...
How to Fast-Track medicine approval in the UK with the MHRA’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP)
What is ILAP? What benefits does ILAP provide? How do you access it? With the dust of Brexit settling, the question on most people’s lips (well, those of us in the healthcare sector anyway!) was:...
Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products--Labeling for Dosing Based on Weight or Body Surface Area for Ready-to-Use Containers--“Dose Banding”
Draft Guidance July 2022 This guidance is intended to assist applicants in incorporating dose banding information into the drug labeling provided in a new drug application (NDA) submitted under the...
5 Benefits of Receiving EU PRIME Designation for Medicine Developers
What it is, why it matters, how you can apply and how we can help. What is the PRIME Scheme? You might be forgiven if you don’t know what the PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) scheme is; but if you are in...
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Instructions for Use Documents
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final guidance, “Instructions for Use – Patient Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products – Content and Format.” The Instructions...
7 Critical Factors for Successful Selection of CDMO for Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
Developing, optimising, and manufacturing Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP's), such as Cell and Gene Therapy (CAGT) products is extremely complex. The choice of a reliable Contract...
In order to incentivize the development of therapies (drugs biologics) to fill unmet medical needs for treatment of serious conditions, the FDA has developed various programs to expedite drug...
Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 2 - Prediction Intervals
Part 1 of this series discussed confidence intervals. Confidence intervals are the best known of the statistical intervals but they only bound regions associated with population parameters; i.e., the...
Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector offer a range of services to help patients start and adhere to their therapies, including Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), patient...
What is a Clinical Study Report? A Clinical Study Report (CSR) is a document that describes the methods and results of a clinical study or trial, along with a short discussion of key findings related...
Compiling and submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) submission is a complicated and intensive activity. Once you have submitted your application to FDA, you may be curious about what can you expect...
Formal FDA Meetings for Sponsors or Applications of PDUFA Products
This article has been updated since its original February 28, 2017 publication. Since the introduction of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII for fiscal years 2023 - 2027, the FDA...